The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-22

deal OF romance, and this fancy
OF the young man touched "
sympathetic cord. OF course il
would give an added value to the
pretty gift il il was all his own work,
and who could tell what psychological
power, what wonderful mind cure"
might not be effected wien the little
invalid pressed to her lips the magic
pillow her lovers hands had made?
As to the material and color, | rear
ly wished that knew the young girls
preferences, and when Jack suggested
u plain gray serge, as 'sure to wear
WELL" | wondered not little that
u young man with so much dellcacy OF
feeling should, at the same time, be so
intensely practical. Ihad already de-
cided in my own mind that the pillow
be OF some delicate shade OF blue
pongee, decorated in one corner with
alsatian bows OF pale pink satin.
However, yielded the point with as
good n grace as could, mildly suggest
ing that border OF yak lace would
give n pretty finish.
"But wouldn't it tear easily
asked Jack
ooh YES. il it were handled roughly"
replied: "but on n pillow like this 1t
would wear for years"
"On the whole, | think I'd like II
better without any such iiligree work
simple things arothe best returned
my somewhat discouraged pupil, as
ior the fifth time he picked out some
unruly stitches that plainly told him
would spoil the looks OF the whole
pillow.
Well, in due course OF time it was
finished. that is, the plain serge cover
was firmly stitched together, and then
how longed to embrolder upon it
some lovely sentiment about themur-
muring pines and the balmy fir trees.
But of course that was out OF the
question. Jack had evidently no idea
OF doing anything luther himself in
the way OF needle work, yet was as
anxious as ever to have the whole
pillow made by his own hands. On
the whole, he was n very patient and
persevering pupil for nm active young
fellow devoted to tennis and base ball,
and | used to wonder what tender
loving thoughts he was working into
those great, clumsy seams when ! saw
that peculiar iar-oif look come into
his beautiful brown eyes.
There is only one thing that troub-
led me. In spite OF the perslstency
with which Jack had worked day aft
er day upon the pillow, and i'll spite
of the numerous letters that came to
him addressed in o delicate feminine
hand, couldn't help noticing, as did
all the other boarders, in our little
hotel, that the young man was pay
ing marked attentions to a pretty
young girl, who had Joined our party.
She had fascinated us all, this win
some Muriel Fales, with her sweet face
ana her charming manners, and |
couldn't wonder that Jack had not
been able to resist the spell;
but then, did / not know his secret.
and were not all my sympathies with
the frail little creature for whom the
fir pillow was designed? How could q
young man be so tickle? Was the old
proverb "Out OF sight out OF mind"
to prove true again in his case? con-
TESS | was beginning to be disappoint-
ed in Jack
"I'll let you know ii the fir pillow
really does her any good" he said to
me in light, lippant way that quite
vexed me as he babe us good-by few
days later. A telegram had come to
him from the distant city, and
knew we would miss the
bright young fellow, l wasglad OF any
thing that would take him away from
beautiful Muriel Fales. Not that L
had aught against her; on the con.
trary, | was charmed with her myself,
for she was no coquette, but a noble
hearted young girl. Still, couldn't
help seeing that matters were begin
ming to take a serious turn with her
as well as with Jack, and | thought
II was high time that such scandalous
proceedings should come to an end
Indeed, / had hall mind to tes
Murie myself all about the mystic
rious pillow, only that had promised
Jack eternal secrecy in regard to it
Now, though am an old maid and
supposed to have all an old maid'spro
clivities for meddling with other PEG
pies concerns, it is not often that
become so greatly interested in people
that l meet in this random way at o
quiet summer resort.
But Aluriel and Jack and the little
consumptive maiden had somehow
crept, each one OF them, into my fool
ish old heart, and felt strangely re.
sponsibe fc. the future happiness OF
them all. Moreover, Muriel's mother
had placed her under my charge for
the remainder of the summer-we were
to talk French together preparatory to
her European trip in the falkland
when the frank young girl, knowing